diff --git a/openhands/runtime/utils/bash.py b/openhands/runtime/utils/bash.py
index c5eea320d7..8afd5a1add 100644
--- a/openhands/runtime/utils/bash.py
+++ b/openhands/runtime/utils/bash.py
@@ -554,11 +554,9 @@ class BashSession:
             metadata = CmdOutputMetadata()  # No metadata available
             metadata.suffix = (
                 f'\n[Your command "{command}" is NOT executed. '
-                f'The previous command is still running - You CANNOT send new commands until the previous command is completed. '
+                'The previous command is still running - You CANNOT send new commands until the previous command is completed. '
                 'By setting `is_input` to `true`, you can interact with the current process: '
-                "You may wait longer to see additional output of the previous command by sending empty command '', "
-                'send other commands to interact with the current process, '
-                'or send keys ("C-c", "C-z", "C-d") to interrupt/kill the previous command before sending your new command.]'
+                f'{TIMEOUT_MESSAGE_TEMPLATE}]'
             )
             logger.debug(f'PREVIOUS COMMAND OUTPUT: {raw_command_output}')
             command_output = self._get_command_output(
diff --git a/openhands/runtime/utils/bash_constants.py b/openhands/runtime/utils/bash_constants.py
index 3c3b73698b..6258014724 100644
--- a/openhands/runtime/utils/bash_constants.py
+++ b/openhands/runtime/utils/bash_constants.py
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 TIMEOUT_MESSAGE_TEMPLATE = (
     "You may wait longer to see additional output by sending empty command '', "
     'send other commands to interact with the current process, '
-    'send keys to interrupt/kill the command, '
+    'send keys ("C-c", "C-z", "C-d") to interrupt/kill the previous command before sending your new command, '
     'or use the timeout parameter in execute_bash for future commands.'
 )
diff --git a/openhands/runtime/utils/windows_bash.py b/openhands/runtime/utils/windows_bash.py
index db1fb20935..7c787789ff 100644
--- a/openhands/runtime/utils/windows_bash.py
+++ b/openhands/runtime/utils/windows_bash.py
@@ -855,9 +855,7 @@ class WindowsPowershellSession:
                             f'\n[Your command "{command}" is NOT executed. '
                             f'The previous command is still running - You CANNOT send new commands until the previous command is completed. '
                             'By setting `is_input` to `true`, you can interact with the current process: '
-                            "You may wait longer to see additional output of the previous command by sending empty command '', "
-                            'send other commands to interact with the current process, '
-                            'or send keys ("C-c", "C-z", "C-d") to interrupt/kill the previous command before sending your new command.]'
+                            f'{TIMEOUT_MESSAGE_TEMPLATE}]'
                         )
 
                         return CmdOutputObservation(